About us
ABOUT US
EXCELLENCE | TRUST | RESULTS | ALIGNMENT | ENJOYMENT
Our purpose is to inspire and transform value, growth, and opportunity so that organizations and people thrive.
Our mission is we provide nuanced and valued Human Resources Talent Management services through a partnership based on trust, excellence, and impact – from assessment, to action, to results.
Our vision is to be Human Resources Talent Management pioneers shaping the future of work for leaders and organizations worldwide.
We provide advanced expertise and solutions in Talent Management: organizational development, assessments, coaching, optimizing talent, setting and aligning leadership development, employee engagement, succession planning and enterprise learning, and developing culture, employees, change, and business strategies.
Our passion is transitioning and transforming people and organizations.
We maximize strategy, excellence and performance for improved and enhanced employee engagement, customer loyalty, business results, and stakeholder return.
Areas of Service
Assessments | Coaching | Development | Advisement
We excel in activating strategic and constructive organizational success; developing and coaching global leaders; building world-class talent and organizational culture; identifying and nurturing key talent; optimizing teams; assuring meaningful career growth for employees; leading change; partnering with senior leadership; strengthening organizational effectiveness; and enhancing marketing and sales strategies.
Industries we Serve
- Automotive
- Biotechnology
- CRO
- Dentistry/Dental and Orthodontics
- Energy
- Entertainment
- Government
- Healthcare
- Higher Education
- Law Enforcement
- Legal
- Manufacturing
- Food and Beverage
- Media
- Medical
- Municipalities
- Pharmaceutical
- Retail
- Technology
Our Leadership
Lori Harris (MBA, PCC, PMC)
Managing Partner
Lori has advanced specialization and experience in developing high-performing leaders and organization to become more successful. She holds accreditation and professional certifications as an executive and leadership coach, business consultant, marketer, and global business, leadership, and organizational strategist. From leading as co-founder and managing partner of Harris Whitesell Consulting, to coaching corporate executives and leaders, to successfully leading teams and managing global projects. Lori is passionate about maximizing leadership excellence and business success!
Lori works with global organizations to set and align leadership development, talent management, culture, employee experience, change and business strategies. She believes that aligned strategic vision, guiding principles, and values provide leaders with the foundation and excellence to influence and create lasting, positive change for themselves, their employees, their organizations, their communities and their families. Lori understands and integrates the organic value of developing credible relationships based on trust, reliability, respect, fairness, pride, honesty, and integrity.
Lori is able to share tips, tools, and valuable best practices as an industry thought leader and leadership expert to the many executives and leaders who read her content and for whom she coaches. Being a certified coach, facilitator, speaker and author – again connects Lori to successful people who are seeking to become more successful, and create value, growth and opportunity for individuals, teams, organizations and communities.
Together – her work with people and organizations changes lives, changes cultures, changes communities – for the better.
Education
- Master Business Administration - Organizational Development and Business Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration - Organizational Development and Business Management
Lynn Whitesell (MBA)
Managing Partner
Providing advanced expertise in leadership solutions, organization and culture transformation and executive coaching. Certified Executive Coach, Human Capital™ Strategist, Leadership Development & Succession Strategist, 360 Feedback coach, Human Synergistics™ Organizational Culture Inventory™ and Organizational Effectiveness Inventory™ Accredited Practitioner.
Through executive HR leadership roles in Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness and Training & Development, Lynn has helped create cultures that engage and perform, coached hundreds of teams and leaders, and developed thousands of professionals across the world. Her experiences include setting global HR and talent strategy, building world-class leaders and organizations, identifying and nurturing key talent, assuring succession readiness, optimizing teams, leading change, transitions & transformations – and ultimately maximizing leadership excellence and business results.
Lynn co-founded Harris Whitesell Consulting, LLC to partner with leaders and organizations to help them achieve measurable improvement and reach their full potential.
Education
- Master Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science
HWC CONSULTING TEAM MEMBERS
Gabriel Rich DDS PA
Consultant
As a Harris Whitesell Consulting LLC Consultant Gabe believes that the key to excellence and long term success for Dental practices are constructive cultures, influential leadership, cohesive and engaged teams.
Gabe has 38 years of private practice experience. He has been a highly reputable and credible clinician practicing comprehensive restorative dentistry with emphasis on esthetics, occlusion, TMD therapy , and Implant Dentistry – both surgical and prosthetic. He has experience with practice acquisitions, startups and transitions while maintaining a fee for service practice model focused on excellence and results.
Maria Scimeca Glenn, PCC, CPCC
Consultant
Maria is an executive and performance coach who has a passion for developing high-potential talent. A Merck & Company veteran of 25 years, Maria is all too familiar with organizational quandaries. The goal of her coaching is for her clients to be extremely successful without having to sacrifice optimal fulfillment in their role. Her wealth of experience at Merck also included sales, marketing, training, management and internal coaching. An international speaker, Maria enjoys sharing her expertise on conscious leadership with her personal brand of fun and humor.
Certifications: Tilt 365 Positive Influence Predictor Practitioner, Certified Emotional Intelligence EQi-2.0 and 360 Practitioner, Co-creator: Executive Coach Certification (XCC) Program, ICF Accredited
Certifications
- International Coaching Federation, Professional Certified Coach
- Prosci™, Certified Change Practitioner
- Human Synergistics Organizational Culture Inventory® (OCI®), Accredited Practitioner
- Human Synergistics Organizational Effectiveness Inventory® (OEI®), Accredited Practitioner
- Center for Creative Leadership: 360 Benchmarks for Executives (top level executives), Benchmarks for Managers (mid to senior level managers and executives), Benchmarks for Learning Agility (high potentials and individual contributors), Certified Coach
- Human Capital Institute, Human Capital Strategist
- Human Capital Institute, Leadership Development and Succession Strategist
- Achieve Global, Leadership Development Facilitator
- The Predictive Index, Certified Partner
- The Forté Institute, Certified Forté Senior Performance Consultant
- Wiley, Everything DiSC™, Authorized Partner
- Everything DiSC™ Workplace Certified Facilitator
- Everything DiSC™ Managers Certified Facilitator
- Everything DiSC™ Work of Leaders Certified Facilitator
- Everything DiSC™ Productive Conflict Certified Facilitator
- Everything DiSC™ Sales Certified Facilitator
- Wiley, The Five Behaviors, Authorized Partner
- The Five Behaviors of Cohesive Team™ - Individual, Certified Facilitator
- The Five Behaviors of Cohesive Team™ - Team Development, Certified Facilitator
- Creating Future That Work™ - Certified Innovation Coach
- Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching™, Certified Executive Coach
- Marshall Goldsmith Global Leadership 360™ Assessment, Certified 360 Feedback Coach,
- Character Counts!™, Leadership Development Facilitator
- Character Counts!™, Pursuing Victory With Honor™, Leadership Development Facilitator
- Love + Work™ Leaders Designation
- Heart of Coaching™, Leadership Development Facilitator
- Project Management Certification
- Cognitive Therapist Practitioner Certification
- Mindfulness Practitioner, Certification
Corporate Responsibility
- Members, International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Member, International Leadership Association
- Board Member, Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Board
- Members, Global Change Circle, Human Synergistics Accredited Practitioners
- Members, Innovation Women™
- Mastermind Circle Chairs and Members, HerCsuite®
- Elite Members, The Know Women™
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Executive Mentors, Cameron Executive Network,
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Mentor, Women's Leadership Institute, WILMA
- Board Member, Renaissance Wilmington Foundation
- Board Member, Cape Fear Area United Way
- Partner, Swain Center for Executive Education, Excellence In Leadership, University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Past Club President (2020-23), Club Member since 2006, and Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
Accolades and Awards
- Enterprising Women™ of the Year
- 100 Women to KNOW in America
- The KNOW WOMEN 40 Over 40 Award
- Leadership Award, Women in Business
- Leadership Award, Women of Achievement, YMCA
- Leadership Award, Jaycees Leadership Award, Athena
- Leadership Award, Rotary District 7730
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Outstanding Alumni Award, Cameron School of Business,
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Women to Watch, WILMA
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DUNS: 094785124
CAGE: 8GE93
NAICS CODES
- 541611
- 541612
- 541613
- 541614
- 541618
- 541720
- 561330
- 611430
- 711510